FOI release

Number of Department for Education staff supporting charities through payroll

Published 16 September 2013

  • Date requested: 16 January 2013
  • Date responded: 25 January 2013

1. Request

Number of staff employed by the department who are signed up to support a charity from pay, via a Payroll Giving/Give As You Earn scheme (pre-or post tax).

2. Release

At 31 December 2012 the department employed 3890 staff, 490 of whom support charities through a Payroll Giving/Give As You Earn scheme.